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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Darren Stewart
League: 2A Region 2
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #32

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -21.8
2024 National Rank: #9296
2024 State Rank: #272
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -10.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -44.7
2025 National Rank*: #10784
2025 State Rank*: #312
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -29.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11465
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 18-32 (13-23 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12649
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 83-142 (58-96 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 5-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2024 Points For Average: 27.5
2024 Points Against Average: 33.4
2024 Differential: -5.9
2024 Wins: #9982 Geneva County (Hartford) (44-30), #10087 Abbeville (34-28), #10418 Long [G. W.] (Skipperville) (42-3), #12823 Samson (38-13), #12952 Florida A&M Developmental Research (Tallahassee, FL) (46-16)
2024 Losses: #1544 Reeltown (Notasulga) (65-0), #2531 Cottonwood (47-7), #5468 Providence Christian (Dothan) (45-16), #6906 Ariton (48-28), #9957 Baker (FL) (33-18), #10496 Slocomb (39-30)
2024 Opponents W-L: 65-61
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Slocomb, 9/5 Ariton, 9/12 Cottonwood, 9/19 at Abbeville, 9/26 at Baker (FL), 10/3 at Samson, 10/10 at Long [G. W.] (Skipperville), 10/17 Geneva County (Hartford), 10/24 Providence Christian (Dothan)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Cottonwood (1.7), Providence Christian (Dothan) (-20.1), Ariton (-22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Samson (-66.6), Slocomb (-47.9), Long [G. W.] (Skipperville) (-39.2)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.1 (-14.6 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -34
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #148
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1773
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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